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Shirkers (2018)

"There are movers, there are shakers, and there are shirkers."

7.3/10 1h 36m Jan 21, 2018
Documentary

In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan shot Singapore's first indie road movie with her enigmatic American mentor Georges – who then vanished with all the footage. Twenty years later, the 16mm film is recovered, sending Tan, now a novelist in Los Angeles, on a personal odyssey in search of Georges' vanishing footprints.

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Movie Details

Original Title Shirkers
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Sandi Tan
Sandi Tan
Self
Popularity: 0.2
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Sophia Siddique Harvey
Self
Popularity: 0.1
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Georges Cardona
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.0
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Philip Cheah
Self
Popularity: 0.1
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Jasmine Ng Kin Kia
Self
Popularity: 0.0
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Stephen Tyler
Self
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Producer Jessica Levin, Sandi Tan, Maya Rudolph
Director Sandi Tan
Music Ishai Adar
Executive Producer Kate Townsend, Jason Spingarn-Koff, Lisa Nishimura
Editor Kimberley Hassett, Lucas Celler
Writer Sandi Tan

Production

Cinereach
US
Doc Society
GB

Videos & Trailers

Shirkers | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
Shirkers | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
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Keywords

singapore woman director

Reviews from TMDB

tmdb44006625 7/10
Mar 9, 2019

Shirkers is an amazing documentary about being able to realize some version of a dream after it has been completely shattered. Anyone who has ever contemplated making a film or even got so far as making one has experienced what Sandi Tam did in some way. This is her way of reflecting on the past and ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 21, 2018
Runtime 1h 36m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
Links
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